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    Roy's Big Burger

    3.4 (80 reviews)
    InexpensiveBurgers
    Open 11:00 am - 3:45 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Anthony F.

    Roy's is a walk up take out burger joint. They mainly offer burgers, hotdogs, fries, shakes and vanilla soft serve ice cream cones. There's an order window to order and pickup your food. There's no inside seating but there's a few picnic tables to eat outside. The service and ordering is quick and straight forward. The food is pretty good for a dive burger stand. The prices seem to be reasonable except for the cups of soda. That's my one complaint, when you order a soft drink, the cup is filled with ice so you don't get a lot of beverage. My suggestion would be to ask for little or no ice if possible.

    Deneen S.

    Wednesday 1/8/2020 5:55pm This is a very small take out restaurant on the side of the road off of Hermitage in lakeside. While I consider it a take out restaurant, there is a few tables for outside seating during less cold temperatures. I was craving a bologna burger and a friend on Facebook suggested Roy's Big Burgers. When I arrived there were no other customers here. As I sat in my car I noticed plenty of cars were in and out. The lady who took my order was VERY nice and helpful. I ordered the bologna burger w/cheese, lettuce, tomato, fried onions and mustard, French fries and a sweet tea. I couldn't make it out of the parking lot, I sat right in my car and enjoyed every bite! Bologna burger - the bomb! Just what I needed. Perfect! Small French Fries - they were ok. To be honest, I'm weird about my French fries. I like crinkle cut and steak fries mostly. These were just regular ff, but they were plentiful and hot which I appreciated. Sweet tea - The tea was perfect for me because I'm diabetic and it wasn't that sweet. Annnd they have crushed ice. I'm happy

    Maria T.

    A Richmond/Lakeside landmark, this walk up burger joint has been an RVA favorite since 1961! Now that's something to crow about! This iconic historic building brings back memories of days gone by. Mustangs cruising down Lakeside Avenue, grabbing burgers and shakes after high school dances ...skate keys... roller rinks... My daughter had never been here, so it was a treat to take her on a maiden voyage and pass on this Richmond tradition. It was too chilly to sit outside, so we sat in our car, like the other diners in the parking lot and chowed down! We got the classic cheeseburgers, fries and chocolate shakes. And, while they are not the best burgers in town, they were satisfying. Coming to Roy's is an experience. It's a right of passage. Are there better burgers and fries out there? Sure, but there's nothing like that nostalgic feeling you get when you open that brown paper bag of greasy goodness and unwrapping that wax paper to find your old fashioned burger inside! It's not a "drive-thru", it's a "drive-to" and "walk-up" and it's super nifty in my book!

    Kim M.

    Very disappointed. Burger was still cold and everything had an off taste. Suffered through a little of it because I was starving.

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    1 year ago

    I had an Amazing cheese burger, fries and funnel cake. Very nice and friendly staff. Fast service.

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    1 year ago

    Old fashioned hamburger joint. Love their burgers The fries are good and the people are friendly

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    1 year ago

    Burger was good. Taste has not change at all. Definitely will be back probably this weekend

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    3 years ago

    Leftover food at best. Zero flavor. Double burger and soft, greasy fries was $14+. Never again

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    3 years ago

    It's a decent greasy spoon. It has burgers. You know what to expect. It's nothing special. It's not bad, but nothing to write home about.

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    3 years ago

    Delicious, old school burger joint, wher you order outside at the window. Hole in the wall dining at its finest in rva.

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    2 years ago

    The atmosphere is cool & old school, but the burgers are lacking a little bit. One & done, but thanks for having us.

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    4 years ago

    Great Burgers and fried pickles! A little pricy and customer service could use some improvement.

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    3 years ago

    rude staff. breakfast is served till 10:30, showed up at 10:25 waited in line for 7 minutes . refused breakfast service

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    Its not fine dining. My chili dog was good. My onion rings were hot and crispy. Service was super fast. I'll visit again.

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    3 years ago

    Always a local favorite. Love the burgers and if you like greasy cheeseburgers then this is the place to go.

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